Snippets July 2019

July 2019

SNIPPETS PRETORIA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

M5'S NEW LOOK!

By Nash Bingh with the organising of the development. Mrs Schoombie is
the Deputy Principal of Opera ons which includes the
Culture is an integral part of life at PHSG and so is Gardens and Grounds and she oversaw the progress of the
development. There have been several requests to revamp project.
M5, which is a room in the Music Centre that is used for ballet,
orchestra, ensembles and the percussion students. Finally, An interview was conducted to gain greater insight into the
their requests were recognised and a fundraising event was inner workings of the project. The renova ons improved the
held to help the Parents' Associa on (PA) fund its acous cs and appearance as well as made it more versa le so
refurbishment. that ballet may be prac sed and music recitals will be a
pleasure for the audiences. Staff and girls are well pleased!
Ms Homveld was the teacher liaison of the PA and assisted

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PHSG'S PARTY OF HOPE -

CUPCAKES FOR CANCER

By Filly Dile ante sales in the Consumer Quad and in the Formal Gardens. The
Gr 11 Boarders were dressed in has ly assembled fairy gear
With the guidance of Ms Dugmore and the staff of the and to the sound of happy, upbeat music, the selling
hostels and the hostel kitchens, the boarders of School commenced in earnest.
House and North Lodge spent Thursday a ernoon icing
2100 donated cupcakes with bowls of donated fros ng. By In no me the tables had been cleared of all the products
19:30 that evening, covered in bright colours and gli er, the and a whopping R 12 800.00 had been raised for Children
job was done and all that remained was to sell the sweet with Cancer. It was clear that many people allowed also
offerings. their change to fill up the coffers. What a wonderful effort
with magnificent results!
Friday dawned and a host of ladies and gentlemen from the
Party of Hope Founda on arrived at school to help with the

WLDF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Megan Roux achieved her North Gauteng colours for level 9 acroba c
dancing in May 2019 and went on to compete at the South African
Na onal Acroba c Dancing Championships in June.

She also took part in the World Lyrical Dance Federa on
Championships in June 2019, and her dance group achieved 1st place
in both of their dances, qualifying them to dance at the WLDF
championships in London next year.

Keep it up, Megan!

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KINGSMEAD ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

The young musicians of PHSG dazzled their audience at Par cularly remarkable was Catherine S ff's performance
Kingsmead College's Annual Music Fes val in Rosebank on on the violin.
Wednesday, 29 May 2019.

First, the Saxophone Ensemble, under
direc on of Mrs Deryn Dednam,
performed an innova ve arrangement
of Bicycle Race by Queen. The Guitar
Ensemble, under direc on of Mr Conrad
Pienaar, followed with a passionate
rendi on of the famous tango La
Cumparsita. The String and Guitar
Ensembles then joined forces to perform
the Largo movement from Antonio
Vivaldi's Winter. Finally, the string
ensemble, under direc on of Mrs Tessa
Olivier, rendered an unforge able
performance of Antonio Vivaldi's Storm,
much to the delight of their audience.

PRETORIA EISTEDDFOD "NOTE - 4 - NOTE"

Grade 10 pianists, Kele Reid, Kutlwano Legoabe, Ann Lee CONCERT
and Kayla Maree, par cipated in the Pretoria Eisteddfod.
The piano quartet was invited to perform at the prize- The PHSG String Ensemble, trained by Tessa Olivier,
winners gala concert on Friday, 31 May where they won the performed at St Alban's College Note - 4 - Note concert on
trophy for Best 8-Hand Ensemble! This is a huge honour 18 June. They performed 2 pieces with St Alban's String
and accomplishment. Well done, ladies! Ensemble: Memory and One Direc on's Drag Me Down.
Our ensemble ended the concert with Vivaldi's "Summer"
with Catherine S ff as soloist. It was an impressive end to
the concert!

SELF-ESTEEM ASSEMBLY them anxiously awai ng the outcome. When they were
asked to take-out their phones, open their Selfie cameras
By Ferne Dile ante and then have to say, “Good Morning, Gorgeous! How did
you sleep?” they were apprehensive but ended up enjoying
Ms. Marais hosted an assembly directed at the Grade 9's it.
self-image. The learners were presented with surprising
sta s cs about students' self-worth, for example that 4 out The assembly was concluded with a sing-along to This Is Me
of 5 teenage girls struggle with low self-esteem. from the hit movie The Greatest Showman.

The pupils had been asked to bring their cellphones to
assembly, which had confused them greatly and had le

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SCIENCE OLYMPIAD

By Neha Singh (Grade 9) A er wri ng the learners were asked to leave the hall
while teachers marked and moderated. The results were
On 23 July Neha Singh and Emily Hawkes wrote the second announced shortly a er.
round of the Science Olympiad at Sunnyside Primary
School. Before the paper the students were informed that From PHSG, Emily Hawkes has successfully earned a spot in
3 learners with the highest scores will represent the the top three of the district compe on. She will be
district in the provincial compe on of the Science wri ng with two other learners from two other high
Olympiad. The dura on of the paper was thirty minutes. schools on 24 August 2019. Well done, Emily.

MATHS OLYMPIAD

The third and final round of the South African Mathema cs Olympiad
(SAMO) was held on Thursday, 25 July, at a few central venues around the
country. The top 100 juniors (Gr 8-9) and the top 100 seniors (Gr 10-12) in the
country were selected from those who wrote the second round of SAMO.

Emily Hawkes (Gr 9) was selected to par cipate in the third round at Pretoria
Boys High School. The junior paper consisted of 15 Olympiad-level
mathema cal ques ons, while the senior paper consisted of 6 even more
challenging problems that kept the learners busy for four hours (and leave
them wishing for more me!) SAMO provided an ideal opportunity for
learners to test their mathema cal abili es and to challenge themselves to
improve their skills.

We are very proud of our very own genius for bringing home a bronze award.

GIS

2 Lecturers and 9 Students from the University of Pretoria
came to speak to the Grade 9's in order to promote GIS
(Geoma c Informa on Systems). GIS forms part of the
Senior Geography syllabus. Learners had the opportunity
to take part in several exercises that demonstrated the
use for GIS.

THANK YOU!

A HUGE thank you to Varsity Colledge for donating our new
Digital Score Board!

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GRADE 12 ART EXHIBITION

By Ferne Dile ante illustrated book at the foot of the work, explained her
mo va on for the most fascina ng and touching crea on.
It is always sad that there is not enough me for everyone
to see the matrics' exhibi on down at the Art Centre! Talking to the ar sts was a real privilege and it was a pity not
all the ar sts were available for discussion, but it was a
This year was an especially poignant showcase. The girls normal school day…
dealt with very real and personal situa ons and the
learners who did manage to make it there between breaks, It was truly worth the long trip down to the Art Centre!
were moved.

Phili Mamela portrayed a Missing Person poster in the open
air and one could see the posters fading in the sunlight. She
was trying to point out how quickly people forget
something poten ally very tragic. What an original way to
present what we all secretly know!

With her Ballot Papers, Lavanya Van Wyk forced the viewers
to make decisions – some mes with very interes ng
results. Both Mfusi Son and Najmah Kamedien dealt
colourfully and forcefully with the pervasive rape 'culture'
and their very individual situa ons.

Tinashe Kupakuwana created a barrier of red wool which
had various objects seemingly caught in the web. Her

BASKETBALL

We are very proud of our Basketball girls who beat St Mary's Waverley 44 - 16 to
secure 3rd place (out of 24 schools) at the Val Fowler Basketball compe on.

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GRAHAMSTOWN MAKHANDA
ARTS FESTIVAL FOR SCHOOLS 2019

By Ferne Dile ante Grace Ba ss (née Anderson) was an art teacher at PHSG
who helped with the design of our stylized Iris emblem.
Eleven eager girls set off with Mesdames Dugmore and
Cӱrus during the July holidays to a end this ever-green Then the last stretch of the road was over the mountains to
fes val for all the many arts. The first stop-over was at the the bustling town which houses Rhodes University and
remote Nieu Bethesda where the group visited the renown hosts the annual arts fes val. Five days of theatre in all its
Owl House and the Kitching Fossil Ins tute which included a many guises followed and the girls were treated to three or
walk-about in the riverbed discovering their own fossils! four shows per day; workshops; lectures and many trips to
(There are MANY to discover.) Sisa with his outstanding coffee and the variety of intriguing
stalls at the Village Green. Just before the return trip, the
This was followed by the sleep-over at the picturesque group also took in the windswept Port Alfred and wet their
Weltevreden Farm, before an early breakfast the next toes in the icy sea.
morning. The next stop, at Ms Mjadu's hometown of
Somerset East, where the girls were delighted to learn Here's hoping everyone will return to the glorious Eastern
about King Ferd the Third (Prof Walter Ba ss) at Ba ss Cape to con nue their discoveries in this fascina ng part of
House. He was, of course a painter of note, and his wife, South Africa in the very near future.

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ART TOUR 2019 An independent tour by Jenny Peddle

By Mrs Greenburg Cinque Terre, five ny Italian towns that cling to the
coastline, where we had a glorious swim on a private beach
Art tour 2019 was an experience that will stay with us for the and a surprise picnic of local cuisine. Leaving early in the
rest of our lives. The lesson learned in Venice was definitely morning from La Spezia by coach we packed in a quick visit
to “pack light”! There are no cars in Venice, only water taxis to the Royal Palace in the independent city state of Monaco
and we had to carry, or for some of us 'drag', our suitcases en-route to Nice. We had arrived in Nice on the day of
quite a distance to the hotel. Being able to experience the music, so we were treated to a night out on the town square
Venice Biennale was such a privilege. The exhibi on takes where lots of local bands were playing and we had lots of
place every two years and each par cipa ng country invites fun dancing and singing along in true South African style.
ar sts to represent them at this phenomenal exhibi on that
took us two days to explore. Eventually we felt a li le like For the last part of our tour we departed from Nice airport
Alice in Wonderland popping in and out of holes, entering to Paris where, despite the heat wave, we shopped along
sublime worlds created by the worlds' top ar sts - it was a the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, visited the Louvre to see,
sensory overload. Of course, one cannot visit Venice to name but a few, the infamous Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da
without a Gondola ride! We were amazed at the skill of the Vinci and marble Hellenis c sculpture of Nike (the Greek
Gondolier who steered through the very narrow canals and goddess of victory), that was created in about the 2nd
under the low bridges. The visit to St Marks Basilica and the century. The Founda on Louis Vui on modern art gallery
Bridge of Sighs gave us much insight into the history of was filled with artworks that involved many sensory and
Venice. audience experiences which we thoroughly enjoyed. The
building itself is an incredible architectural achievement by
We travelled by coach to Florence with a quick stop over in Frank Gehry. Montmartre was a true Parisian experience
Padua to visit the Scrovegni chapel where we saw some where many girls had their portraits drawn by one of the
incredible, well preserved frescoes by Gio o from the early ar sts on the square. The evening concluded with a surprise
1300s and saw the beau ful altar by Donatello in the visit to see the infamous windmill of the Moulin Rouge. The
Basilica of St Anthony. Our hotel in Florence was a stone's Eiffel tower was under heavy police surveillance, so
throw from the Ca edrale di Santa Maria del Fiore, some of unfortunately we were not able to ascend the tower itself,
the rooms even had views of Gio o's bell tower. Florence but we spent an enjoyable few hours in the gardens wai ng
become a whirlwind of shopping for exquisite luxury leather for the tower to transform into a gli ering delight of
goods, climbing the endless stairs of the Duomo for a flickering lights at exactly 10.30pm. As far as the food goes in
breath-taking view, Michelangelo's statue of David, Paris, we were not disappointed by the Parisian cuisine. The
Bo celli's Birth of Venus and lots of gelatos. At dinner me tour concluded with a visit to the Pompidou Modern Art
delicious pasta that was served as an entrée was quickly Museum where we saw some Mark Rothko's and Jackson
devoured, which was then, to our surprise, followed by an Pollock's artworks. Sadly, the me came for us to depart
enormous, very yummy pizza and desert. Europe from the Charles de Gaulle airport. The tour gave
everyone a different perspec ve of Europe and European
The next leg of our journey took us past the Leaning Tower culture, plans for future travel and a life me of memories
of Pisa, where we climbed some more stairs for a great view. that we will forever cherish.
We based in the Art Deco style town of La Spezia from where
we embarked on a train journey early the next morning to

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A ONCE IN A LIFETIME TRIP: LA VIE EN FRANCE!

By Ms Mabvadya An independent tour by Jenny Peddle

A few of the Grade 11 learners had the amazing opportunity France. Mornings were reserved for classes on campus, of
to travel abroad to one of the most famous des na ons in which most appreciated learning in a mul -cultural
the world: France. The twelve-day trip was packed with environment together with students from all over the
numerous ac vi es and shopping, shopping, shopping… world.

We spent the first four glorious days in the “City of lights”. Nothamsanqa Stephens says, “The friendships made and
Our learners were more than keen to see sights they had joyful atmosphere experienced while learning a language
only seen in a textbook prior to the trip. One of the we love was beyond anything I could put into words. We
highlights for most was a visit of the Tour Eiffel by night, learnt the culture of France through the people of An bes,
where they took in the breath-taking view of Paris from the and improved our speaking immensely through the classes
second floor of the tower. The second day got our young we a ended each morning.”
ladies prac cing their French while either visi ng L'Arc de
Triomphe or shopping on the Champs-Elysees in small Caitlyn Reddy adds, “The skills learnt and the memories
groups, as they rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous. made were eye-opening, and will never be taken for
We then visited the Louvre museum, of which not only the granted.”
more ar s c learners, but all gained an apprecia on of the
iconic pain ngs and sculptures in the world-famous glass The visits to Nice, Cannes, Grasse and Monaco were no less
museum. The Mona Lisa was certainly the one pain ng all impressive, allowing our young ladies to explore further and
were keen to see. dream while improving their communica on and survival
skills. The exposure under controlled condi ons certainly
The second leg of the trip saw us in An bes, in the South of opened the eyes of many to the advantages of learning a
foreign language and the possibility to compete on a global
pla orm.

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DREAM TEAM SOCCER TOUR

Eight Pretoria High School for
Girls’ soccer players were
selected to a end the
African/American Dream Team
Soccer Tour. Aimee Perfect,
Havana Rix, Holly O'Connell,
Moyahobayo Lentsoane, Tammy
Morgan, Tamzin Van den Berg,
Taryn Wathen and Tshowa
Katumba travelled to the USA on
30 March where they played
several matches and had the
opportunity to visit schools and
colleges in the USA. Well done,
ladies. We are proud of you and
cannot wait to see you in ac on
in the soccer league this term!

INTER-HOUSE SOCCER

By Jasmine Beeforth (Grade 9)

On 10 and 11 July the Inter-House Soccer took place. In
Junior Soccer, Athlone took gold, while Clarendon and
Duncan received silver and bronze respec vely. In Senior
Soccer, Van Zyl gleefully accepted first place, with Clarendon
in second place and Buxton in third. In Hostel Soccer School
House won first place in Senior, Junior and mixed matches
with a penalty shoot-out.

Both days were filled with energe c displays of house pride
and all involved enjoyed it tremendously.

SOCCER RESULTS

Congratula ons to the following teams on their
victories:
Open won 7/1 vs Staatspresident Hoërskool
Under 15 won 5/0 vs Staatspresident Hoërskool
Under 17 won 2/1 vs Crawford College

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POLAR BEAR SWIM Click here for more photos

By Jasmine Beeforth (Grade 9)

On 23 July the Matrics, wearing quirky ou its, jumped into
the freezing waters of the school pool for the famous Polar
Bear Swim.

The event was kicked off by a Matric belly-flopping into the
pool and leaving her golden crocs floa ng as she swam the
length of the pool. Matrics, donning combina ons of
strange clothing, followed her into the pool to the cheers of
the spectators.

It was enjoyed by all involved and hopefully the memory of
the icy waters will keep them all cool during the upcoming
warmer seasons.

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SUPPORT STAFF APPRECIATION

CELEBRATION

By Ms A Cowan

The 2019 RCL put a fun twist on the Support Staff
Apprecia on Day this year. An apprecia on lunch, in a
beau fully decorated hall with a red carpet, welcomed the
VIP's for the day! We were treated to amazing fruit pla ers,
a lovely chicken curry and yummy cupcakes as the girls went
out of their way to make us feel special. Much hilarity was
also had at the photobooth and on the dancefloor. Thank
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EQUESTRIAN NATIONAL

QUALIFIER 4 EQUESTRIAN

By Mrs Lubie COMPETITION

PHSG is excep onally proud of the Equestrian team The following girls have been chosen to represent Gauteng
who par cipated in the 4th Equestrian Qualifier on 8 North at the Na onal Equestrian Compe on in August:
and 9 June 2019. The results are as follows:
Jordaan Venter, Emma Van Schie, Madison Ferula, Nadia
Luca Bailey Pentz and Courtney Robbeson
In hand u lity - 8th
Dressage Prelim Test 4 (A) - 18th This is an amazing achievement and we are very proud of
Dressage Prelim Test 4 (B) - 19th them!

Jordaan Venter
Prix Caprilli (A) - 1st
Prix Caprilli (B) - 2nd
Performance riding - 2nd
Dressage Prelim Test 4 (A) - 3rd
Dressage Prelim Test 4 (B) - 5th

Emma Van Schie
Dressage freestyle - 1st
Working riding - 2nd
Dressage Junior Novice Test 5 (A) - 6th
Dressage Junior Novice Test 5 (B) - 12th

Savannah Thomson
Equita on 70 cm - 12th

Nadia Pentz
Jumping 90cm normal - 2nd

A fun, new event, Handy Hunter, was entered into by
Equestrian Captain, Savannah Thomson, and Courtney
Robbeson. The teams had to dress up, and our two
learners and their horses wore "onsies".

Two of our Matrics, Emma Van Schie and Savannah
Thompson, at their last qualifier for Pretoria High
School for Girls.

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INTER-HOUSE ATHLETICS Click here for more photos

By Flasch Dile ante

On 25 July, the Inter-House Athle cs took place at Afrikaanse
Hoër Seunskool (AHS). The Houses Cheerleaders kicked off
the event with surprisingly energe c cheers. Throughout the
day the DJ played upbeat, gleeful songs.

There was a mul tude of heats, races and intense compe on
between the houses. The teachers' race provided well needed
comic relief before the results were announced. Van Zyl once
again took gold with Clarendon in second and Duncan in third
place. McWilliam, as expected by all, won the Spirit trophy.

The day ended with a sensa onal feeling of joy. All involved
walked back to school with proud smiles on their faces.

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KEANU REEVES ACKNOWLEDGES

INNOVATIVE OLD GIRL

PHSG is excep onally proud of Old Girl and Terry started BST in the spare room of their
former Headgirl, Terry Annecke. Terry took home and today their carbon fibre wheels
the unique South African technology of are exported all over the world including the
carbon fibre to world markets when they US and Japan. According to Terry, BST was the
were only a rela vely new material. first company in the world to manufacture
such wheels in a “repeatable and handmade
Hollywood movie star, Keanu Reeves, rides industrialised process”.
his self-built motorbikes in the latest John
Wick film series, using these carbon fibre Terry, PHSG wishes you all the success in your
wheels made for him by Joburg-based
BlackStone Tek (BST), founded by Terry and business and we hope that this will be an
her business partner Gary Turner.
inspira on to all our young PHSG ladies. Terry Annecke
For more on this story, click here.

OLD GIRL LIVES ON IN ARTWORKS

PHSG would like to shed some light on Old Girl, ar stry involved working with oil, pencil and
Judith Mason, a talented ar st whose body of printmaking, displaying a very rare technical
work is rich in symbolism and shows a range of virtuosity. For more informa on about the life
representa onal and starkly symbolic images. and artwork of this phenomenal ar st, you can
Judith matriculated from PHSG in 1960 and look her up on Wikipedia or click here to read
went on to earn her BA Degree in Fine Arts. Her more.

Judith Mason and squirrel monkey October 1980

OLD GIRL TAKES 1ST IN SURFSKI CHALLENGE

Old Girl, Bridgi e Hartley cemented series opener women's podium in the
her place on top of the women's rolling swells. "It was a tough race and
standings (with a second win in the I decided to go out hard from the start
series) when she par cipated in the again and stay on some of the men's
Bay Union Open Ocean Surfski waves," said Hartley.
Challenge on her birthday.
Well done, Bridgi e, PHSG is proud of
While par cipa ng in the women's you! To read more on the story, click
race, Bridgi e led the top three of the here.

Bridgitte Hartley

OLD GIRL FIGHTS FOR PAEDIATRIC

PALLIATIVE CARE

Old Girl, Dr Michelle Meiring, matriculated in 1988 and services at Baragwanath, then at Corona on Hospital and
a ended medical school at the University of Pretoria with a at Charlo e Maxeke Hospital.
focus on paediatrics. Michelle started at Baragwanath
Hospital in Soweto in 1999. With the growing amount of In 2002 Michelle co-founded the Children's Homes
sick children coming into the hospital, Michelle's mandate Outreach Medical Program (CHOMP) as well as Big Shoes in
started when other doctors said: “there's nothing more to 2006 and over the years, she has con nued to drive
be done”. paediatric pallia ve care NGO's across the country.

Michelle's no ced there had been a huge gap in doctors A er twenty years in her field, Michelle's accomplishments
training on pallia ve care. “We are not taught how to look speak for themselves, yet there remains a lot to be done,
a er people who are not going to survive: how to prevent such as figh ng for the
pain, how to manage distress, how to counsel the family.” Department of Health
Michelle states. to implement a
na onal paediatric
In 2003 she opened a five-bed paediatric ward at the pallia ve care policy.
Houghton Hospice and in 2007 a ten-bed ward at a hospice
in Soweto. That same year she started hospital consulta on For more on this story

click here. Dr Michelle Meiring

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STAFF NEWS Zietsman is on Maternity leave. Mrs Agnes Sindane
Condolences
Congratula ons It is with great sadness and heavy
Congratula ons to Mrs van der Walt (Physical Science) for hearts that we announce the
becoming a grandmother yesterday. passing of Mrs Agnes Sindane on
Congratula ons to Mrs Carstens (Business Studies) for Saturday, 13 July 2019. In May
obtaining her Honours Degree in Psycho-educa onal this year she suffered a stroke
Support. Well done! and was hospitalised. Mrs
Congratula ons to Mrs Pieterse (CAT) who got married Sindane worked for PHSG for 16
during the holidays and is now Mrs Brits. years and served the school with
Congratula ons to Miss Mulder (LO) who got engaged. great love. She will be sorely
missed by all and remembered
Farewell fondly for her friendly and
We bid farewell to Cheryl Alton who has been assis ng in humble disposi on. Our
the Finance Department for the last few months. Thank thoughts and prayers are with
you so much for everything. We also bid farewell to Mrs her family during this difficult me.
Greyling (Maths) and Mrs de Bruyn (Art). We wish them all
the best for the future. Thank you for the impact you have Birthdays
made here. August
Sr Charnene goes on maternity leave 12th of August. We 1 Mrs Mtsweni (Procurement Officer)
wish her all the best with the birth of her son, Alex. 8 Ms Cÿrus (English)
11 Miss Bosua (Mathema cs)
Welcome 11 Mrs A. van Niekerk (Life Sciences)
Welcome to the following teachers for stepping in to assist: 14 Mrs Lubie (Consumer Studies)
Miss Godfrey for Maths, Ms Potgieter with Social Sciences, 15 Mrs Lamb (Geography)
Mrs Djamba in the Art Department. Mrs Boustead for 16 Ms Dorlas (Life Sciences)
English, Mr Jelley for English and Mr Greenwood for Maths 29 Mrs Koster (Mathema cs and Life Sciences)
while Mrs Koster is on Maternity leave. 30 Mrs van Tonder (Physical Sciences)
We also welcome Sr Scholes who will be assis ng while Sr

AUGUST 2019

Boarding

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D6 CONNECT

D6 Connect has replaced the D6 Surname, ID Number, Country, Cell Phone Number,
Communicator. It has all the same Password and Email Address
func onality with addi onal two-
way communica on between > Token registra on: If you register using a token, you will
parents and the school. Some of need to enter your Token Number, ID Number and
the features include learner- Password
specific informa on such as
marks, disciplinary record and 2. Click 'Register'
absenteeism, all available to
parents in real- me. 3. A message will appear sta ng that a One Time Pin (OTP)
has been sent via SMS to the device being registered. Do
You can rest assured that only persons who are registered not close the App (you may minimise the screen) - wait for
as parents of the children in our administra on system can the OTP to be received
access this informa on. This applica on also has a screen
where you can view a list of all the people who can view 4. An SMS is sent to the phone being registered which
your daughter's informa on. Access can be granted to contains an OTP. Enter the OTP and 'Submit'
other people such as an au pair, grandparents and/or other
family members by you, as the parent. A person's access There is also web-portal available. Parents can log in with
may be discon nued at any me by the their cell phone numbers and same password on
parent. connect.d6.co.za

Registra on instruc ons:

1. Once you have installed the Applica on
there are two ways to register:

> Manual registra on: If you register
manually, you will need to enter your Name,

Problems logging in to D6 Connect?

Once you have installed the App, please follow the steps below for
assistance from the D6 team if you are having trouble connecting:

Click “Help” on the Click “Message Us”. Click “Support”. You can type here for live
bottom right. support. Alternatively, email
[email protected] or
give them a call on
087 820 0088.

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REPORTING STRUCTURES
FOR PARENTS AND LEARNERS

SUBJECT EXTRA MURAL DISCIPLINE
RELATED QUERY RELATED QUERY RELATED QUERY

SUBJECT TEACHER COACH / FORM TEACHER
LIAISON TEACHER

HEAD OF SUBJECT SPORT / CULTURAL / CLUB / FORM ORGANISER
SERVICE ORGANISER GRADE EXECUTIVE
HEAD OF
DEPARTMENT HEAD OF SPORT / CULTURE /
CLUB / SERVICE

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL:
ACADEMICS EXTRA & CO-CURRICULAR OPERATIONS & DISCIPLINE

PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL

PASTORAL BOARDING LEARNER REPORTING
RELATED QUERY RELATED QUERY STRUCTURES

FORM TEACHER Administrative Pastoral / LEARNER QUERY
Academic /
FORM ORGANISER HOSTEL Discipline RCL
SECRETARY REPRESENTATIVE
FAMILY
HEAD

GRADE EXECUTIVE SENIOR HOUSE MISTRESS RCL EXECUTIVE

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: LEARNER HEAD
PASTORAL & BOARDING PASTORAL & BOARDING OF RCL

PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL

Note: Should all these avenues fail to address
Please address all complaints in writing to your concern, please contact the School
[email protected] and they will be forwarded on to the Governing Body.
relevant person or department.

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